Thursday, 17 December 2026
Margashira Masa · Shukla Ashtami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:01 PM – 12:44 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 01:43 PM – 03:04 PM |
| Yamagandam | 07:01 AM – 08:22 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:42 AM – 11:02 AM |
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Today is Shukla Ashtami of Margashira, running until 11:28 PM. Ashtami is the half-moon tithi, when the pull of the sun and the moon is at its most divided, and the tradition places its most intense observances at exactly that point — Durgashtami in the waxing fortnight.
It is a jaya tithi, held to favour contest, resolve and anything requiring nerve, and it is traditionally avoided for weddings. The nakshatra is Purva Bhadrapada, the fire of transformation — asceticism with an edge, until 03:31 PM. Abhijit muhurta falls 12:01 PM–12:44 PM.
The day runs from 07:01 AM to 05:44 PM, 10h 43m of daylight, the yoga is Siddhi and the karana Vishti, the moon stands in Dhanus. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:01 PM and 12:44 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.
Timings are computed astronomically for the selected city and cross-referenced against the traditional panchangams in common use. Regional practice can differ by a day — please confirm important dates with the panchangam your family follows.